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  1. Robbi Ann Mecus Oral Hisory

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Mecus, Robbi Ann
    Date: Aug. 23, 2019
    Topics: Anti-gay violence, Anti-transgender violence, Bathrooms, Crossdressing, Disabilities, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Forest rangers, Gay pride, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gentrification, Health care, Homophobia, Internalized homophobia, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Machismo, Masculinities, Parenthood, Passing (Gender), Police, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Roman catholicism, Secrecy, Sexism, Siblings, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Transsexual people, Visibility
    Subject: 2017 Women's March, Bizarre Bushwick, Donald Trump, Kate Bornstein, Renee Richards, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Second Serve, Stonewall, The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), Trans Day of Action
    Description: In this interview, Robbi Ann Mecus describes her journey from growing up with her family, experiencing gender dysphoria in a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, to living as her ...
  2. Robin Scott Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Scott, Robin, Towne, Tyler
    Date: Mar. 28, 2018
    Topics: Artists, Childhood, Coming out, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mental health, Representation, Sexual orientation, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Weddings
    Subject: Robin Scott
    Description: Robin discusses growing up in the Upper East Side of New York, how her neighborhood has evolved over time, and her favorite areas in the city. She recalls mental issues preventing her from attendin...
  3. Rona Love Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Love, Rona
    Date: Jul. 2, 2019
    Topics: Arts, Bisexual community, Butches, Child abuse, Drag community, FtMs, Gay community, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Judaism, Kidnappings, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Mental health, MtFs, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Music, Prison guards, Prisons, Self-respect, Sexual abuse, Slang, Soft butches, Street violence, Suicide, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Violence
    Subject: Black and Pink, Daniel Poliak, Director of Prison Justice Project, Hazel Katz, Mick King K, Parole Preparation Project, Sparkle, Tremont
    Description: Rona Love discusses her early childhood hardships, three decade long incarceration and experiences in psychiatric hospitals. She details abuse, violence and the extreme isolation of being a trans-f...
  4. Ryann Holmes Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Holmes, Ryann
    Date: May 14, 2019
    Topics: Activists, Anti-transgender violence, Black people, Childhood, Christianity, Dating, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender role, Hormones, Lesbianism, LGBTQ+ parents, Pronoun, Religions, Secondary education, Tomboys, Transgender parents, Transgender people
    Subject: Bklyn Boihood, Black Trans TV, Miss Major
    Description: In this dialogue, Ryann Holmes discusses their life with Sir Knight of BlackTransTV. Ryann co-founded bklyn boihood, an organization for transmasculine people of color. Ryann discusses being a tomb...
  5. Sabelo Narasimhan Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Awad, Nadia, Narasimhan, Sabelo
    Date: Feb. 28, 2017
    Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Artists, Bathrooms, Childhood, Clothing, Dating, Environmentalism, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Immigration, LGBTI community, Life stories, Organisations, Passing (Gender), Police, Prisons, Schools, Sports, Transgender people, Visibility, Youth centres
    Subject: Sabelo Narasimhan
    Description: In this interview, Sabelo Narasimhan--a South Asian youth activist, organizer, photographer, and immigrant of color--discusses his penchant for collecting and sharing stories. Hear him talk about w...
  6. Sage Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Sage
    Date: May 9, 2019
    Topics: Baptist church, Butches, Children, Christianity, Coming out, Conferences, Discrimination, Feminism, Flags--Confederate States of America, Gender, Homophobia, Internet, Judaism, Libraries, Microaggressions, Paganism, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Rural areas, Social classes, Social justice, Soft butches, Taoism, Trade unions, Transgender people, Women's colleges, Youth literature
    Subject: American Library Association, LGBT Workers Association, Proposition 8, Stonewall 50, Tumblr
    Description: Sage discusses their growing up in a conservative evangelical Christian family in the Appalachia Mountains of Virginia, breaking from their family's religion through encountering children's and you...
  7. Saje Liese Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Towne, Tyler, Liese, Saja
    Date: May 17, 2018
    Topics: Adolescence, Childhood, Divorce, Employment policies, Friendships, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Partners of transgender people, Transgender people
    Description: Saje Liese was born on Long Island and moved to NYC after 10 years of living in the country. She is a “true blue New Yorker” and tech engineer. In this interview, Saje discusses Dungeons & Dragons,...
  8. Sandra Mesics Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Mesics, Sandra
    Date: Jan. 14, 2019
    Topics: Childhood, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Insurance, Journalists, Mardi gras, Marriage, Peace movement, Pronoun, Religions, Roman catholicism, Secrecy, Steel industry and trade, Surgery, Transgender community, Transgender people
    Subject: Angela Douglas, Betty Johnson, Bobby Ray, Brandy Alexander, Christine Jorgensen, David Wesser, Divine, Eddie Joe Stark, Elizabeth Coffey, Empathy Press, Eromin (Erotic Minorities) Center, Fantasia Fair, Gay Liberation Front, Harry Benjamin, Image, Jack O'Brien, John Money, John Ronald Brown, Lee Brewster, National Enquirer, National Insider, Neptune Productions, Pink Flamingos, Pudgy Roberts, Rachel Harlow, Radical Queens, Reed Erickson, Richard Finocchio, Stonewall Rebellion, The Daily Collegiate, The Transsexual Phenomenon, Third World Communications, Transsexual Action Organization (TAO), Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment, Transvestia, United Transvestites Transsexual Society (UTTS), Virginia Prince, Zelda Suplee
    Description: andra Mesics is a registered nurse and midwife and has been the director of St. Luke’s School of Nursing since 2004. In this conversation with AJ Lewis, Sandy describes accessing hormones and surge...
  9. Santos Arce Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Arce, Santos, Van Ness, Lorenzo
    Date: Jul. 14, 2017
    Topics: Acceptance, Child abuse, Childhood, Class struggle, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Friendships, FtMs, Gender identity, Hormones, Labour, Latinos, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Music, Music groups, Musicians, Night life, Sex education, Sexual orientation, Sexuality, Transgender community, Transgender people
    Description: Santos, a bassist and sex educator, shares the story of his life in New York City, from his strict upbringing in East New York in the 80's, to his introduction to the punk and hardcore scene in the...
  10. Scrap Heap

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Cabaret, Childhood, Children of transgender people, Crossdressers, Discrimination, Drag balls, Drag queens, Family members, Fatherhood, Femininities, Gender, Gender realignment surgery, Hard drugs, Hormone therapy, Marriage, Masculinities, Methodism, Military, Motherhood, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Police raids, Prisons, Sex education, Transgender people, Transphobia, Transsexual people, Upbringing
    Subject: Acers O'Reilly, Bambi Pruvot, Barney Conners, Billie Devoe, Billie Herraro, Bobbe Drake, Bobbie Johnson, Bobby Raye, Carmen Navarro, Carol Anne Masters, Charles Becker, Charles McLeod, Charlotte Heidal, Chickie Rouchez, Christine Jorgensen, Chunga Ochoa, Claude Andrea, Coccinelle, Dale Leslie, Dale Roberts, Dave Warner, Del Le Roy, Don Miles, Dori D'or, Fran Novak, Gaby Delane, Gambi, Gene Chandler, George Burns, Georgina Turtle, Giorgio Montana O'Brien, Guilda, Harry Weber, Harvey Lee, Howard Knox, Jack Benny, Jackie Gordon, Jackie Hayes, Jackie Maye, James Courtland, Jan Britton, Jene Korday, Joe Pheasant, John Marsh, Johnny Mangum, Jon Jay, Kara Montez, Katy Jurado, Keith O'Neil, Keni Blair, Keni Renard, Kenneth Lynn, Laurie Knight, Laverne Baker, Le Belle Bambi, Leon Le Verde, Leslie Parker, Lestra La Monte, Leverne Cummings, Libby Reynolds, Lucrece, Lynne Carter, Mae West, Marcella, Mario Costello, Mei Lanfang, Miss Harvey, Mr. Ricky Renee, New York Civil Liberties Union, Nicki Gallucci, Phil Black, Poppy Lane, Poppy Smith, Ramonita Vargas, Ray Bourbon, Rene Saintrapt, Ricki Raymonde, Roberta Elizabeth Cowell, Sandy Rogers, Shalimar, Tamara Reese, Tanya Del Ray, Teddy Tutt, Tod Allen, Tommy Hendrix, Tony Midnite, Vernon Hoff, Vickie Lynn, Wanda Pierys, Zambella, Zuidema
  11. [Scrapbook #1]

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Cabaret, Crimes, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag balls, Drag queens, Gender realignment surgery, Hairdressers, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Hormone therapy, Intersex, Law, LGBTQ+ people of color, Lingerie, Mardi gras, Military, Rape, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transsexual people
    Subject: Ava-Graph films, Avis, Baby Martell, Bambi, Beryl Kaye, Billy Richards, Brandy Alexander, Bunny Lake, Caprice, Capucine, Carroll Baker, Catherine Millinaire, Chickee Ramos, Chris Moore, Chris Scarlet, Claudio Gora, Claudis Williams, Clifford Cayer, Coccinelle, Coleen Dewhurst, Dale Roberts, Daniel Emilfork, Danny Dan, Danny La Rue, Diana Dors, Dianna Adams, Donna Mae, Edith Le Bec, Edna Barge, Edward Lloyd Jr., Emilio Tellez, Female Mimics (FM), Florence Robinson, Gabriel Jabour, Gary Lynn, Gene Chandler, George Schroeders, Gigi Duval, Ginger Halliday, Harvey Lee, Holli White, Jack Murphy, Jackie King, Jacques Audiberti, Jacques Dufilho, James Butler, James Lapossie, James Louis Law, Jan Britton, Jay Stevenson, Jean Aron, Jinx Austin, Joe Baker, Joe Chandler, John Hooton, Joie Tone, Keni Harlowe, Kiki Moustic, Kitt Rogers, La Poupee, La Rey, Lena Sibya, Leslie Carroll, Leslie Douglas Ashley, Lonnie Carrol, Marilyn Marks, Mark Vickers, Maurice Fitzgerald, Michael Angelo Cournoyer, Michael Gerula, Michel de Re, Micki La Marr, Mischelle, Paul Gilbert, Paul Raymond, Peaches, Ramonita, Richard Kay, Richard Porter, Ricky Renee, Robbi Ross, Robin Roberts, Robin Rogers, Robin Sanchel, RoseMary Sheehan, Sacha Pitoeff, Shannon Elder, Sonné Teal, Suzy Day, Sylvia, Tammy Kaye, Terry Durham, Terry Fontaine, Tina Marsh, Tobi Marsh, Tommie Osborne, Tommy Dee, Toni Del Rey, Toni Lee, Trini Seville, Val Avery, Vicki Monroe, Vinnie Sommers, Windy Starr, Zambella, Zbigniew Cybulski
  12. [Scrapbook #2]

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Black transgender people, Children of transgender people, Clothing, Communism, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag balls, Femininities, Gender, Gender realignment surgery, Hairdressers, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Intersex, Job placement, LGBTQ+ people of color, Marriage, Military, Partners of transgender people, Photographic models, Plastic surgery, Pregnancy, Sexual practices, Sexuality, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transphobia, Typists
    Subject: Alain Garap, Angie Cerniglia, Bambi, Barbara Buick, Bili Day, Billie Kamp, Bryant Haliday, Burha, Cecil Saint Laurent, Charlotte McLeod, Christine Jorgensen, Coccinelle, Dahl Iverson, Dane Worth, Diana Dors, Douglas Zimmerman, Eddie Plique, Eise LaRoe, Elizabeth Kimberly Belvedere Hughes, Florence Robinson, Fran Novak, Frank Little, Franz Little, George Davies, Georgina Prince, Gina Bell, Hedy Jo Star, Herman Katz, Hiroshi Maruyama, Howard Knox, Jack Werboff, Jacques Dufrenoy, Jean Cocteau, Jeanette Jiousselot, Jeanne Eagles, John G. Eckhardt, John Lewis, John Murphy Goodshot, Josephine Baker, Julian Eltinge, Kathleen Little, Kim Novak, Laura Hughes, Laura Stebbings, Leonard Mastromarro, Leonard Sillman, Lucky Sarcell, Luis Laurite, Marilyn Monroe, Martha Ramiro, Maurice Leznoff, Mei Lanfang, Michel Marie Poulain, Naja Karamuru, Peter Howard, Phil Black, Ray Leen, Rene LaFont, Robbie Ross, Robert Cowell, Robert Francas, Roberto Navarro, T.C. Jones, Tony Midnight, William Westley
  13. Sebastián Castro Niculescu Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Niculescu, Sebastián Castro, O'Brien, Michelle
    Date: Jun. 7, 2018
    Topics: Childhood, Colleges, Cosmetics, Drag, Femininities, Gender identity, Online dating, Sexual assault, Sexuality, Transgender people
    Description: Sebastián discusses growing up between Long Island and Queens. She recounts stories of sneaking into the NYC drag club scene through the early 2010s, bridging her love of extreme drag into critical...
  14. Sex, Gender and Revolution

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
    Creator: Bell, Bee
    Date: Mar. 1994
    Topics: Abortion, Appearance, Arrests, Butches, Class struggle, Communities, Crimes, Demonstrations, Discrimination, Drag kings, Drag queens, Economics, Employment discrimination, Femininities, Femmes, Gender diversity, Identity, Intersex people, Labour, Law, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Masculinities, Normalization, Oppression, Patriarchy, Peace movement, Police, Racism, Rape victims, Religious right, Sexual harassment, Sexual roles, Sexuality, Social control, Social exclusion, Social movements, Soft butches, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Unemployment
    Subject: Apex: A Point of Departure, Drag King Dreams, Gay American Indians, Larry Gilbert, Leslie Feinberg, Mike Chitwood, Newsweek, Operation Rescue, Rodney King, Stone Butch Blues, The New York Times, Transgender Warriors: A History of Resistance from Joan of Arc to RuPaul, Workers World Party
    Description: This clipping can be found on page 1 of the periodical.
  15. Simo Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Simo
    Date: Aug. 1, 2023
    Topics: Farms, Feminism, Figure skating, Jewish LGBTQ+ people, Queer people, Transgender people
    Description: An interview with Simo about their life and experiences.